Former F1 star Eddie Irvine fights off shark with a spear

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Earlier this month, the former driver, 48, was sentenced to six months in jail for his part in a brawl in an Italian nightclub. Then, yesterday, he was almost eaten by a shark, but he fought it off with a spear.

Irvine, who is appealing his sentence, was swimming near his home in the Bahamas when he was attacked.

The former Ferrari, Jordan and Jaguar racer drove the shark away with a spear he was using to fish.

“I turned to face it -- not easy to do -- and hit it with my spear,” Irvine told the British newspaper The Sun. “It turned away but came back as I reversed out of his territory.”

Irvine is believed to have escaped without injury, and he is recovering from the scare at his home.